CSS property: letter-spacing

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CSS property: letter-spacing

Availability	BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.6 or later
Usage	All elements
Inherited	Yes
Default value	—

The letter-spacing property specifies the spacing between text characters.

Considerations

The letter-spacing value specified is added to the default inter-character spacing defined by the font.

Property values

Parameter	Description
`length`	This value specifies the distance between characters as an absolute value. The value can be an integer with the unit of measurement. For example, “10pt” or “6px”. Negative values are permitted. Possible units include pt, px, in, cm, pc, em, or ex.
`normal`	This value specifies that the BlackBerry® Browser renders the text using the normal spacing for current font.
`inherit`	This value specifies that the element inherits the `letter-spacing` property value from the containing element.

Parameter

Description

length

This value specifies the distance between characters as an absolute value. The value can be an integer with the unit of measurement. For example, “10pt” or “6px”. Negative values are permitted.

Possible units include pt, px, in, cm, pc, em, or ex.

normal

This value specifies that the BlackBerry® Browser renders the text using the normal spacing for current font.

inherit

This value specifies that the element inherits the letter-spacing property value from the containing element.

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